Association Of Equipment Manufacturers
Lobbying group · Jul 2025 – Sep 2026
Association Of Equipment Manufacturers spent $3.8M lobbying the federal government (Jul 2025 – Sep 2026), mostly on transportation, trade, agriculture. It used 6 lobbyists, including people who worked for 7 members of Congress.
- Spent on lobbying
- $3.8M
- Lobbyists
- 6
- Bills lobbied
- 12
- Issues
- 10
Spending by quarter
- 2025 Q3$850K
- 2025 Q4$980K
- 2026 Q1$1.2M
- 2026 Q2$810K
Issues lobbied
- Transportation
- Trade
- Agriculture
- Environment
- Labor & antitrust
- Defense
- Automotive
- Taxes
- Consumer safety
- Manufacturing
Bills lobbied on
- H.R. 1566: REPAIR Act4 reports
- S. 13794 reports
- H.R. 5301: PIPES Act of 20254 reports
- S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20263 reports
- H.R. 3838: SPEED Act3 reports
- S. 30683 reports
- H.R. 58573 reports
- H.R. 6944: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting…3 reports
- H.R. 39752 reports
- H.R. 51882 reports
- H.R. 10401: No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 20262 reports
- H.R. 65712 reports
Lobbying firms hired
- Association Of Equipment Manufacturers$3.8M
- Michael Best Strategies LLC$280K
- O'keeffe Shahmoradi Strategies, LLC$200K
- Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP$50K
- Capitol Resources, LLC$10K
Lobbyists who worked in Congress
- Mark Copeland
Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Tammy Duckworth Legislative Director, Congressman Mark Desaunier Legislative Director…Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) - Mark Copeland
Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Tammy Duckworth Legislative Director, Congressman Mark Desaunier Legislative Director…Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) - John Reising
Scheduler, Operations Director, Member Services Director, Deputy Chief of Staff- Majority Leader Steve Scalise…Steve Scalise (R-LA) - John Reising
Scheduler, Operations Director, Member Services Director, Deputy Chief of Staff- Majority Leader Steve Scalise…Austin Scott (R-GA) - Josh Peaster
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Legislative Assistant; Senate Majority Leader, Legislative Assistant; Senator Thad Cochran…Mitch McConnell (R-KY) - Josh Peaster
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Legislative Assistant; Senate Majority Leader, Legislative Assistant; Senator Thad Cochran…Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) - Andrew Hogin
Senator Bill Hagarty, Deputy Chief of Staff; Rep. David Kustoff, Legislative AssistantDavid Kustoff (R-TN)
Agencies contacted
- House Of Representatives · 43
- Senate · 43
- White House Office · 19
- Treasury, Dept of · 9
- Commerce, Dept of (Doc) · 7
- Agriculture, Dept of (Usda) · 6
Related
Filings
- 2026 Q3 report$40K
- 2026 Q2 report$810K
- 2026 Q2 report$40K
- 2026 Q2 report$10K
- 2026 Q2 report$120K
From Lobbying Disclosure Act reports filed with the Senate and House.
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